contrived

美 [kənˈtraɪvd]英 [kənˈtraɪvd]
  • adj.人为的;做作的;矫揉造作的;不自然的;预谋的
  • v.(不顾困难而)设法做到;(克服困难)促成(某事);精巧地制造(如机器);巧妙地策划
  • contrive的过去分词和过去式
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adj.

disapproving预谋的;不自然的;人为的;矫揉造作的;做作的
planned in advance and not natural or genuine; written or arranged in a way that is not natural or realistic

a contrived situation

人为的状况

The book's happy ending seemed contrived.

这部书大团圆的结局读来让人感到不真实。

contrived

频次

  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED 人为的;虚假的;捏造的;矫揉造作的
    If you say that something someone says or does is contrived, you think it is false and deliberate, rather than natural and not planned.

    There was nothing contrived or calculated about what he said...

    他说的话里没有任何蓄意捏造的成分。

  • 2
    ADJ-GRADED (戏剧、电影、小说等)虚构的,不足信的,不真实的
    If you say that the plot of a play, film, or novel is contrived, you mean that it is unlikely and unconvincing.

    The plot seems contrived.

    情节看起来不真实。

adj

1
artificially formal
that artificial humility that her husband hated
contrived coyness
a stilted letter of acknowledgment
when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation
Synonym: artificial hokey stilted
2
showing effects of planning or manipulation
a novel with a contrived ending

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  1. On the surface it might seem like a contrived example , but it 's actually quite common .

    从表面上看,它像一个不自然的示例,但它实际上非常常见。

  2. Obviously , this is a slightly contrived example , as the test only does class-loading , but it effectively demonstrates the benefits of class sharing .

    显然,这是个有点儿不自然的示例,因为这个测试只进行类装载,但是它确实展现了类共享的好处。

  3. She contrived to spend a couple of hours with him every Sunday evening .

    每周星期日晚上她都设法与他待上几个小时。

  4. The book 's happy ending seemed contrived .

    这部书大团圆的结局读来让人感到不真实。

  5. The humour of the play is self-conscious and contrived .

    这部剧的幽默是刻意而为的,而且牵强做作。

  6. There was nothing contrived or calculated about what he said

    他说的话里没有任何蓄意捏造的成分。

  7. The orchestra contrived to produce some of its best playing for years .

    这支管弦乐队呈现了精彩的演奏,堪称其多年来的巅峰演奏。

  8. They somehow contrived to lose tens of thousands of applications .

    他们精心策划故意遗失了数万份申请书。

  9. It mustn 't sound like a contrived compliment .

    它听起来不能像是虚情假意的恭维。

  10. We therefore had to contrive a very large black-out curtain .

    因此我们得制作一块很大的遮光窗帘。

  11. The plot seems contrived .

    情节看起来不真实。

  12. His paintings are contrived and formulaic .

    他的绘画作品做作而又俗套。

  13. ' We 're not that contrived . We 're not that theatrical . ' — ' That 's a matter of opinion . '

    “我们没那么造作,也没那么夸张。”——“见仁见智喽。”

  14. She contrived a false story to hide the facts .

    她捏造假情况以掩盖真相。

  15. She made full use of several pieces of calico and contrived a skirt from them .

    她对几块印花棉布加以充分利用,设计出了一条裙子。

  16. The cause they contrived so painstakingly also ended in failure .

    他们惨淡经营的事业也以失败而告终。

  17. Can you contrive to be here a little earlier ?

    你能不能早一点来?

  18. The Contrive and Application of Intelligent Coordinated Control System

    智能协调控制系统设计与应用

  19. She contrived to live well on a very small income .

    她设法靠微薄的收入好好生活。

  20. He contrived a plan for a new machine .

    他设计了一种新机器。

  21. He contrived to make a mess of the whole thing .

    他挖空心思反而把事情全盘弄糟了。

  22. The effects are not very good to forecast the disease using contrived or statistic method .

    采用人为方式或者利用基于数理统计的方法进行疾病的诊断和预测效果并不理想。

  23. How could you contrive to make such a mess of things ?

    你怎么把事情弄得一团糟呢?

  24. The couple contrived to bring up their children on a small income .

    这对夫妻设法以菲薄的收入把孩子抚养成人。

  25. There are a lot of contrived patterns in our biology teaching at present .

    目前的生物学教学中存在许多人为的模式。

  26. Contrive a device , an experiment , a means of escape .

    设计一个装置;筹划一项实验;策划逃跑。

  27. The inventor contrived a new kind of engine with fewer moving parts .

    这位发明家发明了一种具有较少运动部件的新型发动机。

  28. You contrive to finish the report as soon as possible .

    你设法尽可能早点完成这个报告。

  29. The nice dream could and would come true if we contrive for it .

    只要我们共同努力,一切美好的未来将很快到来!

  30. She found it difficult to contrive when prices of everything went up .

    百物涨价时,她觉得料理家务很难。